BlackRock steals State State's ETF crown in Asia Pacific

iShares knocks SPDR off top spot for the first time in almost a decade as the dominant exchange-traded fund provider in the region

BlackRock has usurped State Street Global Advisors as the dominant exchange-traded fund provider in the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan, knocking the latter off top spot for the first time in almost a decade.

According to ETF data house ETFGI, 2014 was the year in which BlackRock's iShares became the most popular ETF provider in the region. According to ETFGI managing partner Debbie Fuhr, this happened at the end of September 2014, ending SSGA's regional hegemony.